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the ground we have teh farmer doesnt want teh hares shot either, which is cool. It is good to just watch them and teh way they run around. Gathering knowledge when they are plentiful enough to shoot again

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for pigeons i have ground down a pair of pliers so as they very thin. i then just put them round the pigeons neck and squeeze, it breaks the neck easily and quickly, also looks better to bystanders than ringing a birds neck. for hares i get hold of there back legs with there belly away from me, tilt its head back a bit and then push down on the neck while holding the legs where they are.

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was just thinking would anyone consider using a co2 pistol to dispatch quarry?

dan

I would'nt mate , they only push out a couple of ftlbs... not really enough to do a humane job.

I'am sure a vast majority will agree that hares should only be shot with a .17 upwards,

I've seen hares on both hare shoots/walk round days hopping around even when shot with some of the heaviest of 12g loads. not the tool for the job. I'am not having a pop,its just my opinion through personal experience.

cheers Millie

Dont know mate, was at a hare shoot the other weekend, out of the 20 odd shot not one got back up again. And they wernt all useing very heavy loads.